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Country's Revenues Wasted by
the Republicans.
Millions Thrown Away on "Pork," and
Yet Leaders Presume to Advise
Democrats as to Proper Method
of National Defense.
. National defense is not a partisan
{matter, but it is just as well to say
right now that the administration and
jthe Democratic majority in both
houses of congress would do well to
pay scant attention to Republican
counsels.
The present comparative helpless
ness of the United States is directly
and specifically the result of Republi
can blindness, Republican carelessness
and Republican "pork."
.The RepubUcan party had absolute
control of the nation's affairs for six
teen years. It managed so well that
at the end of that time the trained re
serve of the United States army con
sisted of sixteen men. It saw the Span
ish war increase our responsibilities
and difficulties at least tenfold, yet
was content with an army less than
four times aa great as had sufficed dur
ing our previous isolation, while our
fleet takes a lower rank among the
naries of the world today than it did
in 1898.
Through all those sixteen years, ia
.spite of repeated warnings, the Re
publican party was spending enormous j
sums on "pork," putting $5,000,000 into
a single "fort" on the bleak, inacces
s?b?e plains of Wyoming for the ben
efit of Senator Warren; building navy
lyards in Maine that no battleship
leonid reach, for the benefit of Senator
?Hale; wasting the nation's money on
lavery side. And yet this is the party j
'which comes forward now and claims '
ja monopoly of wisdom in the matter j
?cf national defense!
Such impudence is sublime, but not
convincing:. President Wilson and the
Democratic majority in congress can
?at all the advice they need from
trained experts in the army and navy.
They do not need any counsel from
Senator Warren, Reed Smoot, Gussie
'Gardner, OF any other Republican
.wiseacre.-Chicago Journal.
Administration's Program,
i Retention of the Import duty on sn*
?'gar. and extension of the "war emer
gency" tax beyond December 31, are
P~ie only two revenue measures de>
dad upon by the administration. j
u an official announcement from the
'treasury department Secretary Me
edoo states that these two measures
-will be recommended to congress at
jthe opening of the session. ?
i Just what, if any, additional meaa
nres will be taken, has not been de
termined by the administration.
?Though Secretary McAdoo and other
(tedrisers have consistently frowned
upon ? bond issue, it is possible that
an issue of Panama canal bonds win
he made to finance the army and navy
jin the preparedness program, and kept
.as a separate transaction, leaving the
'ordinary receipts to care for ordinary
?disbursements. I
j Secretary McAdoo will recommend
'that the free sugar provision of the
Underwood-Simmons bill, which places
sugar on the free list May 1, 1916, be
?withdrawn for several years, and that
?the emergency tax be continued until]
the close of the war in Europe.
>l Poor Policy to Advocate,
j The trade balance in favor of this
leonntry for the month of September
pto $146.343.919, or at the rate of about
($1,760.000,000 per year. Such a com
merce is too one-sided to be healthy,
langland and France already have be
\gvaa paying with bonds for supplies
Chlch in ordinary times they would
ty for with goods. We need larger
'imports to keep exchange steady, to
make permanent trade. j
Yet this is the time which Republi-,
?ean "statesmanship" chooses as appro
priate to raise the tariff and cut down
still further our already too scanty
imports!
The pany which advances a schemo
,l?ke that must be hard pressed for an
issue.
Simple Process the Pest.
! The great purpose of the "col'.ection
jat-sourcc" provision of the income tax
jwin be equally well served by a simple
iprovision for information at the
sonrce. The corporations may fairly
be asked to furn?sh information of j
salaries and stock and bond holdings. !
on which the government can proceed ,
in the performance of its own plain !
duty to collect its own taxe3. The cor- ?
porations cannot fairly or econom- j
lcally be required to do the collecting I
when, with the same isformation in
jlmnd. the government can do it with
{fewer chances of evasion,
j Ko tax gains in certainty or justice
.through confusion or duplication in
(methods of collection. The simpler
Jthe process the better.-New York
[World (Dem.). j
Imports Mow Too-Low.
j The object of a high tariff is to re
duce imports or. as the St. Louis Re
public well puts it. "to keep foreign
[products out of the United States."
yThe one serious danger to the coun
try's prosperity today is that imports
are already too low.
WIN Oppose Filibustering
Congress will find many serious
.questions before it. and a public senti
ment itfhind it that is constantly
gimping less patient with filibustering
methods.
Sab?e coat that has been valued at
$30,000.
STRONG COLORS IN FAVOR
All Shades of Purple Employed-Va
rieties of Blue Would Appear to
Be Almost Innumerable.
All shades of purple are smart, In
cluding royal purple, amethyst, egg
plant, reddish plum and mauve. Such
reddish shades as mulberry, mahog
any, garnet, dregs of wine, bordeaux,
burgundy, rose, flesh, begonia, light
magenta and deep old rose are all to
be found in velvet, satin, chiffon,
crepe, ribbons, etc. *~
Among evening silks are such
shades as white, cream, silver, ciel
blue, maize, nile, flesh, mauve and
moss-rose pink. Among the novelties
are a gray duller than battleship, al
most a black, Egyptian purple, dark
castor and a slate that is almost blue.
Belgian blue is seen in velvet, rib
bons, feathers, broadcloth, taffeta, sat
in, crepe, silk voile, etc., belonging to
the afternoon list of colors which are
lighter than those used for tailor-made
suits. Grenadier is a dark blue of
grayish cast. Submarine blue is bluer
than navy, having a trace of purple.
Hermit brown has an earthy shade.
Castor, beige, tan, sand, African and
tobacco are among theffavored brown
shades. Among grays only dark and
semi-dark shades are seen, such as
taupe, battleship gray, fawn, mouse
and various black and white mixtures,
forming a pepper and salt gray.
Green shades are of the grayish
cast, such as Russian, bottle green and
bluish myrtle. Flag green is the vivid
shade in Italy's flag, and a small quan
tity brightens up an entire costume.
NOVEL, USEFUL WORK CASE
Especially Handy When lt ls Found
Necessary to Do Needlework
Away From Home.
It often happens that a small quan
tity of needlework has to be done
away from home, and a work case
that can be easily carried is a very
useful possession.
The case we show here is carried
out in dark brown silk, lined with pale
pink; it folds together in the center
and the sides are stiffened with pieces
of card cut to fit and sewn in between
the cover and the lining. At the point
where tue case folds there is an un
stiffened space of three-fourths of an
inch left sc that the case will fold
comfortably together when filled.
On the left-hand side there is a
loop of broad elastic into which a pair
of scissors may be slipped and held
in place, and below this there are
three small pockets for packets of
needles.
On the opposite side of the case
there are two larger pockets for
cards, one with white, the other witn
black cotton wound upon it. The re
maining space is occupied with tape,
darning wool, needles, etc., held in
place by loops of elastic.
The case ia secured when closed
with a tab and a press stud as shown
in sketch on the right of the illus
tration. The handles by which the
case is carried are composed of strong
silk cord.
Unique Train.
A novel touch in an evening dress
is a new side train that loops up to
forir? (?'-periijs wiien tue wearer is
dancing. Thu gov/n is ot ivory white
panne velvet and silver lace.
L
'Steel-Making Industry Shows
Gratifying Increase.
May Be Taken to Mean Prosperous
Activity for Other Occupations
Confidence About All That Is
Now Needed.
There was a significant item in the
business news the other day. It was
the statement of a leading steel trade
journal that this country's steel
making capacity for the present
has been practically reached, and that
buyers who omitted to do their shop
ping in that line early will have to
wait their turn some time next year.;
The significance of this item lies in I
the basic character of the industry
whose services have been bespoken i
for months to come. This is the age I
of steel, and when that industry's !
plants and workers are thus fully em- j
ployed it is because the materials they
Bupply are wanted and in active de-1
mand by a thousand other lines of
industry.
The crops, the steel trade and the
money market-these are the recog
nized markers of conditions that mean
prosperous activity for all other oc
cupations ministering to the vital
needs of life as distinguished from ita
luxuries and ornaments. When their
indications are favorable we know
that general prosperity is at least at
the door waiting to come in.
Nor may these signs be dismissed
as mere hectic flushes with the re
mark "War orders!" Such comments
are superficial. There is demand for
the tools of destruction from warring !
Europe. But there is also a rising
and swelling demand for the materials
and tools of construction here at
home. j
All the American people seem to
need is Just a little more calm con-.
fldence in their destiny and in their
ability to cross bridges when they
come to them, and a little more reso
lution to shut their ears to partisan
clamors and to make hay while the
sun is shining with hard-headed busi
ness Judgment, for the sea of pros
perity to rise tb full tide and float to
fortune all who are prompt, energetic
; and bold. j
PASS AROUND THE BENEFITS
Policy of Protection Should Be Made
of Value to Worker as Well
as Employer.
The boosters of a protective tariff
should be forced to make good their
: promises of its benefits to laborer and
I consumer, says the New Republic,
j "Let us assume that the representa
tive heads of a great industry appear
before the committee on ways and
! means (or before a tariff commissjpn
. if the future grants us this boon) to
! ask for a specified increase In cus
toms duties. After Mstening benevo
lently to the recital by these business
men of their present hardships and
their hopes of betterment under high
er protection, why should. the chair- j
man not ask them for a definite state
ment of the ameliorations which in-!
creased tariff rates would enable them !
to make in the condition of their em
ployers?
"The appearance at this juncture be
fore the committee of representative
workers invited from every branch of
the industry under consideration
would give desirable concreteness to
the discussion. In the end the grant
of higher duties could be made con
ditional upon definite minimum wage
standards, or at least the establish
ment of regional wage boards empow
ered to determine minimum wages.
Similarly, certain standards regarding
hours of labor, workmen's compensa
tion, arbitration of industrial disputes,
safeguarding dangerous machinery,
and <he like, might be stipulated.
"Women workers could be guaran
teed conditions of labor that would
preserve them for their future func
tions as wives and mothers. There
would seem to be no reason whatever
for the employment of children of ten- j
der years in industries enjoying the i
special favors of government, and any j
Industry which sought higher tariff j
rates without cleansing its hands in ;
this regard, or pledging such a cleans
ing within a short period, should be !
forced out of the committee room I
without ceremony."
Chance for Progression.
It has always been said of our busi
ness and of our banking that lt was
too provincial. It now has a chanco
to break the shell of provincialism.
Our bankers can prove their intelli
gent ability to become real merchants
in credit instead of mere conductors
of a brokerage traffic in accommoda
tion. Our business men can demon
strate their capacity to take a world
View of trade by relying no longer
on having business brought to them.
New Role for Root.
Senator Elihu Root, once secretary
of state, has seen a new light, so to
speak. He wants to win the Repub
lican nomination for president and
thinkp to rally new forces to the sup
port of that discredited organization.
He comes out with a bid in favor of
the "rule of th' people." All of which
suggests the thought, "Where were the
people during all the years thal the
Republicans had control of the govern
mern t.Zt? Root one o: the chiefest
ar-.ong them in deliberately thwarting
their will?"
New Through Sleeping Car:
Between Aiken and New York,
Washington, Baltimore, Phil
adelphia, effective November
''23, li) 15 on the Augusta Spe
cial Via Southern Railway.
Lv Aiken
Treu ton
Ar Washing
Ar Baltimore
Ar Philadelphia
1:45 p m
2:25 p m
7:00 a m
8:32 a m
10:50 a m
12:57 p. m
Ar New York
Drawing Room, State Room and
Open Section Steel Electric Lighted
Sleeping Cars? Dining Car Service
For All Meals. For reservations
and information, applv to
J. A. TOWNSEND,
Ticker Agent, Edgefield, S. C.
Now Well
"Thedford's Black-Draught
is the best all-round medicine
lerer used," writes J.A.
Steelman, of Pattonville, Texas.
"I suffered terribly with liver
troubles, and could get no relief.
The doctors said I had coo
sumption. 1 could not work at
all. Finally i tried
THEDFORD'S
BLACK
DRAUGHT
and to my surprise, I got better,
and am to-day as well as any
man." Th edi o rd's Black
Draught is a general, cathartic,
vegetable liver medicine, that
has been regulating irregulari
ties of the liver, stomach and
bowels, for over 70 years. Oct
a package today. Insist on the
genuine-Thedford's. E-70
Make the Old Suits
Look New
We are better prepared
than ever to do first-class
work in cleaning and press
ing of all kinds. Make your
old pants or suit new by let
ing us clean and press them.
Ladies skirts and suits al
so cleaned and pressed. Sat
isfaction guaranteed.
Speci.il attention giv >n to La
dies' Silk Wai?tsjuid Skirts.
Edgefield Pressing Club
WALLACE HARRIS, PROP.
SHEPPARD BUILDING
BRAND
LADIES I
Alt your VruKgltt for CHI-CHES-TER'S
DIAMOND T
GOLD metn?
Ribbon. TA;
?V'j7<-h<; and
J/iAilONP BRAM/ PILLS, for twentv-fivQ
years regarded m 3?;t, Safest, Always Reliable.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
TIME EVERYWHERE SS
TRIED
GEO. F. MIMS
OPTOMETRIST
Eyes examined and glasses fitted
only when necessary. Optical
work of all kinds.
EDGEFIELD, S. C.
-.-. -J
Ford
Automobiles
We have the agency for Ford auto
mobiles for the western part of Edge
field county. There is no better car on
the market for the money. The Ford
owners who have thoroughly tested
these cars will tell you that. If you
want a car, drop us a card and we wi!)
call on you and demonstrate the Ford
advantages.
W. F. RUSH & CO.
PLUM BRANCH, S. C.
fir %kr% Mm Mmvm
.ILLS T?-?E'COL??H. CURES IKE LUNCS'.'
The greatest thins
in mode rn feeding;
is MOLASSES. It ce
down th* feed bill and builds ap th? ?tock.
RED SHIRT
HORSE AND MULE MOLASSES FEED
's something the horses and mules like-gives them an
appetite-starts the saliva running and aids digestion.
Far superior to an all grain feed. Give your horses and
mules a treat, and at the same time save money.
Our RED SHIRT (first grade) Horse and Mule Molasses Feed
contains Corn, Oats, Ground Alfalfa, made appetizing with salt
and pure cane molasses, and analyzes as follows:
Protein 10%; Fat 3<7o; Fibre 12%; Carbohydrates 57%
PIEDMONT HORSE & MULE MOLASSES FEED M^I?
12%; Carbohydrates 65%.
SWAMP FOX HORSE & MULE MOLASSES FEED
I PERFECTION HORSE & MULE FEED
Protein 12%; Fat 3%; Fibre 12%;
grain and ground Alfalfa Meal.
RED SHIRT DAIRY FEED
Pro
Fibre
(3rd Grad?) This analyzes: Protein 9%;
Fat 2%; Fibre 12%; Carbohydrates 55%.
( Dry Mixed ) We manufacture also a dry mixed (no
Molasses) Horse and Male Feed, which analyses:
Carbohydrates 17%. This is composed of straight
First Grade: A balanced rot inn containing Molasses. Cattle are very fond of it
keeps them in good condition. Increases th? flow and sa ri ch ea the quality of the milk
at a reduced cost of feeding. Contains ground Cora. C. S. Meal. Wheat Middling,
Ground Alfalfa. Pure Cane Molasses and Salt. Analyses: Protein 15%; Fat 3%:
S Fibre 12%; Carbohydrates M%.
I PIEDMONT DAIRY FEED ^\S?&?*!?i m* **< J
Hi PET) ?UTOT nnr mrT A combination of Digestir? Tankage, Ground Corn. Bies J
s= BLU MUM HW rCXJJ Bereenin|r8 ; very fattening. Koopa the hogs in Sood condition. ^
Wt manufacture also RED SHIRT Scratch Feed sad RED SHIRT Baby Chick Feed.;
"SEVEN EG?S A WEET HEN MASH ^Tcr^Vw^t?^?^ i
Rice, Cottonseed Meal. Cow Peas, Meat Moa! aa? Linseed abai. Analysis*
Protein 18%; Fat 4%; Fibre 12% ; Cartosy?ratss 49%.
As shown on the bags in our ad. nearly all of ear feed fs made from Carolina
products, even to the bags and twine. We arc, therefore, in the market
for Oats, Cora, Wheat, Alfalfa Hay aad any other kind of Hay.
We also carry a fun stock of GRAIN, HAY
AND STRAW.
Our feeds as shown abo re are mixed
en scientific principles to famish the
greatest nourishment at the lowest ,
cost. Let us shown you hew to I
cut your feed bills down. Writ? f
us for prices, etc
Molroy & Carter Co.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
ARRINGTON BROS. & CO.
Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in
Corn, Oats, Hay and all
Kinds of Seeds
Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets
Cn Georgia R. R. Tracks
Augusta, Ga.
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
See our representative, C. E. May.
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Metal Shingles, Galvanized Corrugated Iron, Painted
Iron Siding, Rubber Roofing, Mantels, Tiles, Grates,
Paints, etc. Lowest prices. Prompt deliveries.
Let us quote you before )rou buy.
DAVID SLUSKY
Augusta, Ga., 1009 Broad St. Agent for the Great Majestic Range.
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